“One pillar of William’s year at Sandhurst had been his regular Friday night escapes to Bucklebury, where he could collapse and be mothered by Carole — and also fathered by the quiet and affectionate Michael who, whisper it, could provide a better ear for confidences, on some issues, than Prince Charles.”
Of course, as we know now it was never really over, and the couple got back together a matter of weeks later, when they were spotted at a party together in Dorset.
Three years later the couple were to be engaged – announced in October 2010, William proposed to Kate during a safari in Kenya.
He proposed with his late mother’s diamond and sapphire engagement ring.
